Giotto and his publics: three paradigms of patronage
Auteur :
Gardner, Julian
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674050808
Date de publication :
1 mai 2011
Dimensions :
20,3 x 13,3 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This probing analysis of three of Giotto’s major works and the patrons who commissioned them goes beyond the clichés of Giotto as the founding figure of Western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers and illuminates the complex interactions between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty.